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(No Model.) R. GORTON.

' 4 HOOK 0R HANGER. No. 367,515. Patented Aug. 2, 1887.

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ROBERT GORTON, OF PLAINFIELD. J ERSFV.

HOOK OR HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,515, dated August 2, 1887.

Application filed June 14, 1887. Serial No. 241,290. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT GORTON, of Plainfield, county of Union, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks or Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hangers or books especially suitable for suspending wearing-apparel, of the class provided with fastening attachments for securing them to walls, brackets, in wardrobes, &c.; and my objects are to economically provide strong and durable hangers so constructed that they may be readily fastened in place for use, while adapted to securely hold, without injury, the articles which may be supported by and sus pended from them.

In accordance with my improvements hereinafter specifically claimed the hanger is so shaped as to form a hook for engaging a sus' pended article and a yielding hook-supporter, between which and the hook the suspended article is clamped by spring-pressure, as in self-adjusting jaws.

The accompanying drawings show several forms of hangers made of wire embodying my improvements.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a doublyhooked hanger with two modifications indicated by dotted lines; and FigsJZ to 6, inclusive, are views in perspective of details thereof, Figf2 showing the fastening attachment, Fig. 3 the upper hook, Fig. 4.- portions of the lower hook and its yielding supporter, Fig. 5 portions of the yielding hook-supporter and the brace of the upper hook, and Fig. 6 portions of said brace and that part of the wire which terminates in the fastening attachment. Fig. 7 is a detail view in perspective, designed to show a modification of the hook-supporter. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a onehook hanger; and Figs. 9 and 10 are views of details thereof, Fig. 9 showing in front elevation the upper portion of the yielding hook-supporter and Fig. 10 the hook and lower portion of its supporter in perspective. Fig. 11 is a view in perspective of a modified form of onehook hanger. Fig. 12 is a similar view of another form of hanger adapted for attachment to a ceiling or to the under surface of a shelf, wardrobe-top, &c. Fig. 13 is a detail view in perspective, representing a modification of the fastening attachment whereby a hanger, which, in general features of construction, may be a counterpart of that shown in Fig. 1, is adapted to be secured in place by the aid of ordinary screws or nails; and Fig. 14:, a similar yiew showing a modification whereby a hanger such, in general respects, as that shown by Fig.8 is adapted to be fastened by an ordinary screw or nail. Fig. 15 is a detail view showing a modification in accordance with which the hook-supporter is made separate from instead of in one piece with the balance of the hanger, which, with the exception of this change in the supporter, may be a counterpart of that shown by Fig. 1.

The hanger is best made of wire, (preferably steel wire,) in one piece, the size of the wire varying for different hangers, much smaller wire being suitable for hangers for light articles-such as towels, aprons, &c.-than for hangers for weighty articles, such as coats, heavy dresses, &c.

A doubly-hooked hanger is shown by Figs. 1 to 6 as formed of one piece of wire, with the lower hook, A, and upper hpok, B, both of double wire, a fastening attachment consisting of the screw O at one end of the wire, and the yielding supporter l), of double wire, for the lower hook. It will be seen that in producing this hanger the wire is bent or doubled upon itself to form the blunt point a of the hook A, and the hook given arounded or loop-likeform, with its point in contact with or close to the wire at the base of the hook at b, from whence the double wire curves rearwardly and extends upwardly to c, at which point the wire separates, one portion or arm continuing upward to d, where it is bent abruptly in a horizontal direction and threaded to form the screw for fastening the hanger in place, and the other portion or arm extending forwardly and inclining upwardly, forming a brace, E, for the upper hook, B, at the blunt point e of which the wire is bent or doubled upon itself and brought back, thus forming the upper hook by suitably bending the wire from the point of the hook to f, from whence the wire extends rearwardly, is bent to form a loop, F, passing beneath and engaging the shank of the screw 0, from which point the wire extends forwardly, being again double, to y, where, to form the yielding hooksupporter D, it curves downwardly, then rearwardly at G, to give desirable spring to the supporter, and next, extending downwardly close to or in contact with the rearmost surface of the lower hook, is bent at H beneath the double Wire adjacent to this hook, forming a supporting-loop for the hook, and then extends upward in a path parallel to that of its descent, and is secured at its end by the eye or loop it, above the brace E, which passes between the upwardly and downwardly extending portions of the double supporter.

To give increased resilience to the yielding hook-supporter, and thus guard against an objectionable stiifness, which might otherwise result when extra heavy wire is employed, the how I (shown by dotted lines iir Fig. 1) may be made in the supporter, extending from the loop F to the curve 9.

In some instances the supporter D, instead of being double, may be single, as indicated by Fig. 7, the supporter terminating at its lower end in the eye or loop t, loosely embracing the double wire near the point of the lower hook.

From the above description it will be seen that the hanger, consisting of a single piece of steel Wire, (or its equivalent,) may be quickly secured in position; that articles hung upon the hooks are not liable to injury by having holes punctured in them, the points of the hooks being rounded and quite blunt; that articles,whetl1er light or heavy, thick or thin, when properly hung upon the lower hook by pressing them between the rearmost surface of the hook and its yielding supporter, are clamped with spri rig-pressure, as between jaws, and thus prevented from accidental disengagement from the hook, while readily removable. Obviously the greater the weight of the article suspended from the hook A. the greater the tension upon and flexure of the supporter and increase of pressure between I it and the hook, the supporter serving at the same time to yieldingly check both downward and inward or backward movement of the hook. It will be understood that as articles cannot be inserted into the loop of the hook or beneath its point, their entanglement with the hook and liability to be torn thereby are prevented.

If desired, a one-hook hanger may be pro; vided constructed in all respects to correspond with the double-hook hanger, except that, instead of extending the brace E forward and upward to form the hook B and then carrying the wire back, as before explained, the wire, passing forwardly and upwardly from 0, should be curved upwardly, as indicated by dotted lines at J, next curved correspondingly with the curve 9, then carried back to form the loop F, and again forward, the supporter D being formed as before.

A modified form of hanger having the one hook A is represented by Figs. 8, 9, and 10. In this instance the screw constituting the fastening attachment at one end of the wire projects rearwardly from about midway the height of the hanger, the wire adjacent to the screw being bent, as at K, to engage with the bend it, from which the wire extends upwardly and is curved forwardly and downwardly to form the bow L at the top of the yielding hook-supporter D, the supporter having the beforedescribedrearward bend, G, and bottomloop, H, the end of the wire being secured by the eye M to the bow L upon the completion of the hook-supporter.

The hook is spread into loop form as clearly Fig. 11 will be understood without detailed explanation of this modification, which corresponds partly with the hanger shown by Fig. l and partly with that shown by Fig. 8, except that the bend. G of the hook-supporter is omitted and the supporter made vertical from the curve at. v

The modification shown by Fig. 12 repre sents a simple form of hanger adapted for at tachment to a horizontal or inclined support, such as a ceiling, under surface of a shelf, &c.

Fig. 13 represents so much of a hanger, which, with the exception of the fastening attachment, may correspond with that shown by Fig. 1, as is needed to show how, by bending the wire to form the eyes N, there is provided a fastening attachment by which the hanger may be secured in place by the aid of ordinary screws or nails passing through these eyes, instead of employing a fastening attachment consisting of the screw 0.

Fig. 14 shows how an eye, n, with a fasten-' ing screw or nail inserted into it, may be substituted for the fastening attachment 0 of the hanger shown by Fig. 8.

Fig. 15 shows so much of a hanger as is needed to illustrate a modification applicable to a hanger such, in general features of construction, as that represented by Fig. 1. In accordance with this modification a yielding hook-supporter is formed of a separate piece of wire, 0, which, toincrease resiliency, may be lighter than that of which the remainder of the hanger is constructed. This hook-supporter is secured by twisting or looping at its upper end to the main wire of the hanger, and at its lower end has supporting engagement with the hook by a loop, H or 'i, in the manner before explained. I

I am aware that it is not new, broadly considered, to construct a hanger of a single piece of wire bent to shape and having a fastening attachment, or to construct such a hanger with The resilience of the supporter is IIO two hooks, or to construct a hanger with a yielding clampingjaw, and therefore I do not unqualifiedly claim hangers so constructed.

I claim as of my own invention 1. The hanger constructed with the hook at its lower end and having the yielding hooksupporter extending near its lower end close to or in contact with the rearmost surface of the hook, and provided with a fastening attachment, substantially as and for the'purpose set forth.

2. The hanger constructed with the fastening attachment, the hook A, and the yielding hook-supporter, between which and the hook the suspended article is clamped, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The hanger, constructed of wire, with scribed my name.

ROBERT GOR'ION.

\Vitnesses:

G. W. S'IAHL, Tnno. M. TowL. 

